NNPN member theaters from across the nation meet in Kansas City. This past week, June 6-June 9, our Producing Director, Simon Levy, represented the Fountain Theatre at the annual conference of the National New Play Network (NNPN). NNPN is an alliance of 26 leading nonprofit theaters that champion the development, production and continued life of […]
Today is World Theatre Day. Stage and film star John Malkovich delivered this year’s message from Paris at the headquarters of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and its theater wing, the International Theatre Institute. Malkovich’s Message: “I’m honored to have been asked by the International Theatre Institute ITI at UNESCO to give this […]
‘Gilbert Glenn Brown and Matthew Hancock in ‘The Brothers Size’ Stage Raw today announced its first Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards, honoring professional excellence in theaters of up to 99 seats for the 2014 calendar year. The Fountain Theatre has been honored with 13 nominations: Production of the Year – The Brothers Size Size Size Direction – […]
Ben Bradley In the Criminal Court Building in downtown Los Angeles on January 3, 2012, almost two years to the day that the brutal murder was committed, the judge announced that the killer of Ben Bradley can expect a sentence of life in prison with eligibility for parole in 16 years. Several members of the Fountain […]
Kristin Carey, Joanna Strapp in ‘Reborning’. by Mindy Farabee Sometimes art imitates life and sometimes life imitates art. And somewhere in between, sometimes things get curious. Hollywood’s Fountain Theatre recently opened a play dealing with parenthood, the mystery of creation and the scars of loss. What it’s literally about is reborning, a thriving subculture in […]
A lively discussion on religion, family and art. A happy group of Fountain Theatre supporters enjoyed a lovely evening of food, drinks and lively conversation last night at the beautiful Westwood home of Dorothy and Stanley Wolpert. The exclusive Fountain Insider Event also included the cast and director of our current hit production of My […]
Kathleen Chalfant Acclaimed actress Kathleen Chalfant will lead the cast for the Fountain Theatre’s live-stream reading of France-Luce Benson‘s docudrama on immigration, Detained, on Wednesday, May 20th. The Tony nominated and Obie winning actress’ distinguished stage career, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, includes Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning […]
The Fountain Theatre is seeking “voice actors” for our upcoming co-production of Cyrano with Deaf West Theatre. Simon Levy directing. Need strong actors [Men, 40’s-50] with vocal training, emotional depth, comic timing. Don’t need to know sign language. Rehearsals start Feb 28. The world premiere of a new play written and directed by Stephen Sachs, […]
Creation myths and family histories meld in a wildly theatrical, startling new comedy that explores what it means to walk the edge between cultures. The Fountain Theatre, in association with East West Players and with generous support form the S. Mark Taper Foundation, presents the California premiere of Hannah and the Dread Gazebo by Jiehae Park. Los Angeles […]
Simone Missick, Taraji P. Henson, and Tina Lifford They are, first and foremost, talented actresses now starring in some of the most popular shows on television. They are strong women conquering an industry dominated by men. They are women of color leading a new wave of diversity now finally being demonstrated on TV screens. And […]
by Stephen Sachs Lois Tandy may have been in her nineties, but she could be shrewd and mischievous. In the many years I knew her, and Lois was a Fountain friend and supporter for over a decade, every encounter was a delightful mix of droll repartee and honest affection. We enjoyed each other’s company. […]
Fountain Team: Simon Levy, Stephen Sachs, Barbara Goodhill and Deborah Lawlor The Fountain Theatre has been awarded a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs in the amount of $6,840 for the purpose of creating, developing and producing a new play in 2014-15. Since its founding in 1980, the acclaimed Fountain […]
Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Fountain Theatre, 2023. by Stephen Sachs “Isn’t that the theatre where they did Last Summer at Bluefish Cove?” It was 1990, and I heard that a lot. My business partner, Deborah Lawlor, and I had just acquired the Fountain Theatre in East Hollywood. We had only an empty building and […]
Camille Spirlin and Maya Lynne Robinson, “Runaway Home” The Fountain Theatre has earned 7 Stage Raw Theater Award nominations for our world premiere production of Runaway Home by Jeremy J. Kamps, directed by Shirley Jo Finney. The Fountain production of the funny, moving, and powerful new play about community and the power of family, set in New […]